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Caesarean study highlights long-term risks

Women who have a caesarean birth appear to have an increased risk of future miscarriages, stillbirths and placenta problems, scientists say.

A team from the University of WA and the University of Edinburgh analysed data from 80 different studies involving almost 30 million women to try to establish the long-term risks and benefits of caesareans compared with natural births.